Seasons

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to build up,a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones,
a time to gather stones together

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace,
a time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear its not too late

Words from the book of Ecclesiastes
Music and additional words
by
Pete Seeger (1954)

This photo showcases another of my James Avery pieces . . . a four seasons ring . . . it is displayed on the glass of a shadow-box containing one of my tatting displays . . . this ring arrived last week . . . purchased during this season, the autumn of my life . . .

Raindrops on Roses

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Happy Birthday, Miss Ruby

A HISTORY
OF
LEE COUNTY
TEXAS
VOL. II

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
BY
LEE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TO

MRS. RUBY NETTLES VANCE
LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF LEXINGTON
A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SINCE 1965

Her deep love for preserving history has been her motivation for many years to research and chronicle the histories of Lee County families and events and to share this knowledge through the pages of Lee County publications.

She was instrumental in gathering information for Volume I of the History of Lee County and she has been one of the driving forces in insisting that this continuation of the History be completed.

Researchers will be eternally thankful to Mrs. Vance and to her fellow historian, Mrs. Jan Conn, for their diligent work in compiling a record of every cemetery in Lee County -- listing the wording on many of the grave stones and the location of each grave in all of these cemeteries.

Thank you, Miss Ruby
01 April 1910 ~ 14 April 2003

Happy Birthday, BLE III

These are some of the Everhart family photos I need to scan and share . . . the tall Everhart in this photo is 23 years of age as of today . . . and the short one will soon be 18 . . . they are standing in front of the azaleas in my Mom's yard in Rockdale, Texas . . . that is my vintage Canon AE-1 that was used to capture those images . . . there are lots of family photos around today, thanks to that camera . . .

Reflections

This was an interesting photo challenge . . . with everything on the camera set on auto, the camera could not quite figure out what to try to focus on . . . the can itself . . . or the image reflected in the can . . . so I set the dial to AV and played with the aperture setting . . . it still has not sunk into my brain which way to turn the dial to change the depth of field to accomplish what I want . . . with everything in focus . . . or only a part of the photo in focus . . . or whatever . . . so I take a lot of photos, changing the dial between each shot . . . need to do some studying on that one . . .

In Memory of Elfie

Elfriede "Elfie or Frieda" Haf-Concepcion Haf-Serafin
21 March 1933 ~ 21 July 2010

Let me remember only lovely things . . .
The sapphire of the sea, a star adrift,
The spreading glory of the dying day . . .
The clear, blue sky that follows summer rain,
Sweet warbled notes, and sunset's afterglow.
Thus shall I keep the storehouse of my mind
Barred to the gloom that memory often brings;
Beauty will mold each thought that lives with me --
I shall remember only lovely things.

Willa Hoey

Happy Birthday to Gini's Mom

BeNotForgot Blogiversary

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of when I began blogging at benotforgot.com . . . so I'm sharing a photo of one of the business cards I designed using Picasa . . . I just picked a background I liked . . . added a few dingbats . . . and the text for the info I wanted to share . . . and printed . . . this one is printed on photo paper . . .

Watermelon Tourmaline

This piece of watermelon tourmaline came home with me from a 1998 trip to Maine . . . not sure if it's actually Maine tourmaline . . . but it was purchased in Maine . . .

Tatted Trim

Candlelit Candy Jar

Glass Flower Frog

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